Blaker Road, The Blaker Island, E15

The Blaker Island residential development is A pioneering PassivHaus project in East London with views over the Olympic Park, comprises a high-quality selection of apartments and townhouses which were built on a small, man-made, operational lock-keeper’s island. Argyll team built the new five-storey apartment block and pair of semi-detached townhouses along with the refurbishment of the existing lock keeper’s house. Each property has been constructed to comply to the Passivhaus airtightness standards of 0.6 ACH, a certification scheme for low energy bills and low environmental impact. This continues inside the properties with the use of natural and ecologically certified materials. Achieving the world’s leading low energy standard and building on an Island in London was an exciting challenge.